29 h. ago Employee Compensation Scheme: NSITF empowers 19 injured workers

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has empowered 19 injured workers with vocational training and startup tools under the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate workers who suffer workplace injuries or disabilities.   The beneficiaries were supported at an event held Monday at the Fund’s mainland office in Lagos. […]

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47 h. ago Cross River State Rolls Out New Mascot, Diasporan Band for Carnival Calabar

The Cross River State Government, on Sunday, at the second dry run ceremony of the Carnival Calabar, unveiled the new mascot and introduced a new Diasporan Band for the 20th anniversary of Carnival Calabar ahead of the much-awaited December ending Africa’s Biggest Street Party. At the unveiling ceremony, the state’s Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Odey, […]

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3 d. ago Nutrition international, partners target Cross River communities for 2025 MNCHW

The review meeting identified key challenges such as high transportation costs, difficult terrain, and inadequate logistics...

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3 d. ago Delegates From 19 States Arrive In Ibadan For PDP National Convention

Delegates from 19 states of the Federation have arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for the Saturday national convention of the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). LEADERSHIP reports that the participating delegates came from Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Imo, Kaduna, […]

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4 d. ago Cult Violence: How SUG President Was Gunned Down During His Father’s Burial Rites

The tragic death of 26-year-old Samuel Sampson Udo, a former Student Union Government (SUG) president of Peace Institute of Management and Technology (Peace Poly) in Abak, Akwa Ibom State, during the funeral rites of his father, a respected community leader in Cross River State , has sent shockwaves through his family, community members, friends, and […]

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4 d. ago Cross River govt, UNICEF train auxiliary social workers to combat violence against children

“Our role as UNICEF is to catalyse change, but this system ultimately belongs to the communities...

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5 d. ago Aggrieved APC leaders lock Cross River Secretariat, demand state chairman’s resignation

he protesters, made up of 35 chapter chairmen and secretaries, stormed the secretariat carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Okadigbo must go,” “The party can’t be starving while you live large,”

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5 d. ago Hope for Tinapa as Otu breathes life into Cross River’s sleeping giant

For nearly two decades, it lay waste like a sleeping giant, atrophied, asphyxiated by debt, institutional bottlenecks, and the absence read more Hope for Tinapa as Otu breathes life into Cross River’s sleeping giant

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6 d. ago Crisis in Cross River APC as chapter leaders demand state chairman’s resignation

Eba dismissed the communiqué as an attempt to divert attention from alleged large-scale financial misconduct...

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7 d. ago NADF, Cross River partner to unlock agricultural finance, drive agribusiness growth

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) is partnering with the Cross River State Government to design a new subnational agricultural read more NADF, Cross River partner to unlock agricultural finance, drive agribusiness growth

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8 d. ago PICTORIAL: Navy Rescues 10 Crew Members From Distressed Vessel Off Calabar Waters

The Nigerian Navy has disclosed that its personnel on Friday, 7 November 2025 rescued 10 crew members of a distressed vessel off Calabar Waters. A statement by Navy spokesman, Cdre. A. Adams-Aliu said troops Forward Operating Base IBAKA, rescued the crew members of MV SEMA III, while enroute Calabar, Cross River State from Malabo, Equatorial […]

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9 d. ago Gov Otu hails return of Tinapa, says it marks economic rebirth 

Speaking at the handover ceremony in Calabar, the weekend, Otu said the recovery of Tinapa symbolised not just the reclaiming of a major asset but the revival of a vision that once placed Cross River on the global economic map.

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9 d. ago ‘Encourage Your Spouses To Seek Further Studies’, Jarigbe’s Wife Tells Politicians

The wife of Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, the lawmaker representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr. Offiong Jarigbe, has urged politicians to encourage their spouses to further their education so they can serve as true partners in nation building. Dr. Jarigbe spoke to journalists on Saturday shortly after she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) […]

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1 week ago I still carry scars from defending Cross River’s sovereignty — Ben Ayade

Former Governor of Cross River, Professor Ben Ayade, has described his political journey as one marked by

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1 week ago NGSF Retreat: Otu hails Govs’ wives, backs gender, health advocacy

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has lauded members of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum (NGSF) for what he described as their “transformative influence on the moral, social, and developmental architecture of the nation,” pledging his administration’s full support for gender inclusion and public health advocacy. Governor Otu gave the commendation on Friday […]

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1 week ago I Left PDP For APC Out Of Foresight On Nigeria’s Political Future — Ayade

The immediate-past Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has given reason for his defection from the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2021, saying the move was strategic and predicated on a clear foresight of Nigeria’s political future. Ayade, who governed the state from 2015 to 2023, stated this […]

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1 week ago 23 Governors’ Wives Meet In Cross River To Champion Women’s Rights

Calabar, the Cross River State capital is abuzz with the arrival of 22 wives of state governors from across Nigeria for their 2025 annual retreat. The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum is set to strategize on ways to promote social welfare, gender inclusion, and public health in the country. Addressing the gathering, Cross Rivers State governor, […]

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1 week ago Cross River govt strengthens security over fears of terrorists posing as miners

He explained that such threats could push some criminal elements towards the South-South and South-East regions

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1 week ago Cross River Official Seeks Transfer Of Federal Roads To States

The Federal Government has been charged to hand over the management of federal roads to states for accountability and improved management. Vice Chairman of the Cross River State Planning Commission, Dr. Bong Duke, made the call at a one-day public lecture on “People Governance Policy,” organised by the Good Governance Advocacy International (GGAI) in Calabar, Cross […]

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1 week ago Cross River harnesses PPP model to expand oil palm production

The PPP model will establish new oil palm nurseries in all 18 local government areas, promoting shared investment and

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